Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Certificates of free sale : compliance with the provisions of the WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade - Eighth triennial review - Submission from South Africa

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: Brazil

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply – MAPA

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology-INMETRO

Telephone: +(55) 21 2563.2765

Telefax: +(55) 21 2563.5637

Email: barreirastecnicas@inmetro.gov.br

Website: http://www.inmetro.gov.br/barreirastecnicas

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): HS - 0805 Citrus fruit, fresh: like oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruit.

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: MAPA Ordinance Nº. 37, 18 September 2017 (Instrução Normativa Nº 37, de 18 de September de 2017) (1 page(s), in Portuguese)  

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Description of content: This Ordinance improves the main ordinance 48, 24 September 2013 (Instrução Normativa 48, de 24 de setembro de 2013) that establishes Production and Marketing Standards for Citrus Propagation Material - Citrus spp, Fortunella spp, Poncirus spp, and their hybrids, as well as their identity and quality patterns, with validity throughout the National Territory. It revokes Ordinance 168, 28 May 1984 (Portaria MAPA Nº 168, de 28 de Maio de 1984).

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of human health; plant protection.

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Relevant documents: (1) Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº184, 25 September 2017, section 1, page 6; Brazilian Official Journal (Diário Oficial da União) Nº186, 25 September 2013, section 1, page 38/44; (2) Not applicable; (3) Brazilian Official Journal; (4) Not stated.

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Proposed date of adoption: Upon publication in the Official Journal

Proposed date of entry into force: Upon publication in the Official Journal

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Final date for comments: Not applicable

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/09/2017&jornal=1&pagina=6&totalArquivos=128

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/09/2013&jornal=1&pagina=38&totalArquivos=192

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/09/2013&jornal=1&pagina=39&totalArquivos=192

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/09/2013&jornal=1&pagina=40&totalArquivos=192

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/09/2013&jornal=1&pagina=41&totalArquivos=192

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/09/2013&jornal=1&pagina=42&totalArquivos=192

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/09/2013&jornal=1&pagina=43&totalArquivos=192

http://pesquisa.in.gov.br/imprensa/jsp/visualiza/index.jsp?data=25/09/2013&jornal=1&pagina=44&totalArquivos=192